i use to get hits when i would pass it by them and then make a quick pull toward me. that little twitch will get them agravated and they are prone to strike.

Thank you, I'll have to try that. I imagine that the twitch causes a reflex reaction. They don't have much time to decide whether or not to strike.

I read with Atlantics on a dry flies that if you land the fly right on top of them they spook but I also read that some guides say to drop it right on top of them to **** them off and get them to strike.